Grashüpfer

[ˈɡʁaːsˌhʏp͡fɐ]

/[ˈɡʁaːsˌhʏp͡fɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Grashüpfer” is uncommon German (frequency #93,008 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,008
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - artenreiche Unterfamilie der Heuschrecken, die vor allem in Wiesen und Grünlandbrachen vorkommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-grashupfer · Grashüpfer · German

Grashüpfer · rank #93,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,008
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grammatikalis…

Nearest frequency peer: grammatikalischen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Grashüpfer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Grashüpfer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grashüpfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrashüpfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁaːsˌhʏp͡fɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grashüpfer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Grashüpferfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „grammatikalischen“ (#93,007), „gravieren“ (#93,009), „grafischer“ (#93,006). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grashüpfer“ bei #93,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grashüpfer is uncommon German at frequency #93,008 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaːsˌhʏp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Grashüpfer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Grashüpfer, spelled G-R-A-S-H-Ü-P-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    artenreiche Unterfamilie der Heuschrecken, die vor allem in Wiesen und Grünlandbrachen vorkommt
  2. 2
    Individuum, das den Heuschrecken zuzurechnen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Grashüpfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Aber weißt du auch, dass selbst der bescheidene Grashüpfer für wert befunden wird, als Hieroglyphe verewigt zu werden?“
  2. In der Wiese saßen so viele Grashüpfer, dass die Geräuschkulisse ohrenbetäubend war.

Synonyms

Gomphocerinae

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grashüpfer"?
"Grashüpfer" is spelled G-R-A-S-H-Ü-P-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁaːsˌhʏp͡fɐ].
What does "Grashüpfer" mean?
As a noun, "Grashüpfer" means: artenreiche Unterfamilie der Heuschrecken, die vor allem in Wiesen und Grünlandbrachen vorkommt
How do you pronounce "Grashüpfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grashüpfer" is [ˈɡʁaːsˌhʏp͡fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grashüpfer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Grashüpfer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list